61.8% ▲ +22.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 61.8%
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Burnside · Suburb / Locality
Education & Qualifications in Burnside
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
More than 61% of residents in Burnside have completed Year 12, which is much higher than most similar areas. While high school completion is strong, the number of people with university degrees is lower than the state and national figures. This creates a profile of a community with solid basic schooling but fewer higher-level academic qualifications.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 61.8% of people finished Year 12, a result that is about the same as the Victorian average and a little above the national figure.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Burnside, Year 12 is the majority at 66%; Year 9 or below is next at 15%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
University degrees are less common here, with 20.9% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher, which is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
20.9% ▲ +65.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →Burnside splits fairly evenly between Bachelor degree (35%) and Certificate III / IV (30%), with Advanced diploma / diploma at 21%.
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are management and commerce at 18.5%, followed by engineering and related fields at 16.5%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools are among the largest in the region and have a higher advantage score than most areas. While there are 23 schools within 3 km, there are few schools overall for every 1,000 children.
0.83
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
23
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
720
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,010
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Burnside
23 schools — 16,557 students, average ICSEA 1,010.
By sector: Government 18 · Catholic 4 · Independent 1
By type: Primary 16 · Secondary 4 · Combined 3
| Burnside Primary School, Burnside | Government | Primary | 0.6 km | 442 | 1,039 |
| Christ the Priest Catholic Primary School, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Primary | 1.3 km | 494 | 1,062 |
| Brookside P-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 1.4 km | 1,225 | 1,013 |
| Springside Primary School, Caroline Springs | Government | Primary | 1.5 km | 976 | 1,019 |
| Kororoit Creek Primary School, Burnside Heights | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 1,156 | 1,082 |
| Albanvale Primary School, Albanvale | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 313 | 950 |
| Deer Park North Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 2.1 km | 307 | 942 |
| Creekside K-9 College, Caroline Springs | Government | Combined | 2.2 km | 1,287 | 1,018 |
| Kings Park Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 2.3 km | 367 | 966 |
| Lakeview Senior College, Caroline Springs | Government | Secondary | 2.4 km | 1,049 | 1,004 |
| Movelle Primary School, Kings Park | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 124 | 969 |
| St Peter Chanel School, Deer Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.5 km | 506 | 1,012 |
| Deer Park West Primary School, Deer Park | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 389 | 989 |
| Resurrection School, Kings Park | Catholic | Primary | 2.6 km | 453 | 957 |
| Catholic Regional College Caroline Springs, Caroline Springs | Catholic | Secondary | 2.6 km | 1,079 | 1,045 |
| Stevensville Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 3.0 km | 185 | 930 |
| Gilson College, Taylors Hill | Independent | Combined | 3.0 km | 1,102 | 1,073 |
| Victoria University Secondary College, St Albans | Government | Secondary | 3.2 km | 1,350 | 967 |
| Cairnlea Park Primary School, Cairnlea | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 776 | 1,023 |
| Taylors Hill Primary School, Taylors Hill | Government | Primary | 3.8 km | 575 | 1,027 |
| Copperfield College, Delahey | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 1,846 | 962 |
| St Albans Primary School, St Albans | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 256 | 955 |
| Mackellar Primary School, Delahey | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 300 | 993 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Burnside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20419/burnside/topic/education